Iroquoia

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/ˌɪɹəˈkɔɪə//ˌɪɹəˈkwɔɪə/

proper noun

The land of the Iroquois, a Native American confederacy.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The land of the Iroquois, a Native American confederacy.

    Iroquoia was a land rush waiting to happen.

    2006, Richard Brookhiser, Iroquoia: A land lost in push by British empire and U.S. settlers
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    The chapter traces the shifting identity and geographic borders of Iroquoia in the Great Lakes region, from the era of European contact to the present day.

    2016, Timothy Shannon, The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History

Origin

From Iroquois + -ia.

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Translations

French Iroquoisie
  • IroquoisieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Iroquoia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iroquoia

MLA

“Iroquoia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iroquoia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iroquoia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iroquoia.

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